Throwing new fuel on the Bootcamp Camp Fire

[BIWI]

Here is the new, shiny thread. Only three weeks or so to go until we swing into really strict mode!

Wtf was electrolytegate?

I am possibly the most minimal poster on this thread, so sorry Sharon
[hug]

AuntieMaggie - it was a rather odd personal attack on me. No need to go into the details, but it was very much at odds with the whole ethos of these threads.

Yes that was a most odd explosion of vitriol that no one saw coming.

Oh ok, I'll tell you what I had for tea, yes all right, stop nagging, I was just coming to it.....

Roast pork belly, with broccolli, and leeks. Yummy. One coffee with cream.

Oh gosh Sharon you poor thing. It's horrible to hear about let alone be close to those involved. Take care of yourself

Someone dared to do that

only joking

I think these threads are great and everyone is so nice and supportive.

I have just realised I have a party the first weekend in October though... I can do without alcohol most of the time but don't think that will be one of those times!

I'm sts at the mo which is ok with me as I've had the odd naughty bit like half a snickers at the weekend and I think I'm probably eating too much cheese because my tastebuds have changed so much I've gone off loads of stuff especially strong flavours like salami.

I have a dilemma....I want to join you guys in the lbd bootcamp thread, otherwise I'll be lonely but I also want to fast 2 days a week, skip breakfast occasionally and drink alcohol - can give up dairy, nuts & fruit - is that enough to qualify? Will I be booted out of bootcamp for being crap with the rules before we've even started?

Ooops! Had wine last night - DH has been offered a great new job, so we had a couple to celebrate.

B - eggs, smoked salmon
L - salad, more smoked salmon and avocado
D - pork meatballs, spinach and courgettes

Onwards and upwards ...

Queribus - onwards and downwards!
Tellmelater- all welcome. Just tell BIWI you are doing Bootcamp light and you might get away with it.
I managed to sleep last night in a sort of wine induced coma. I think it really hit me as I was threatened with a firearm
Early in my career and it made md think - there but for the grace of God.

Anyway it's a new day and DH signed me up to his gym last night so have had a boiled egg mashed with mayo and will go after school run. Am on lates today so need to stop on way to work and buy LC supplies so am not tempted after the last two days

sharon just been reading back over the thread, thinking of you and all your colleagues

Hope you have a good day Sharon.

This thread is magical I tell you. I have been back posting for two days and I have lost 2lbs! Maybe if I hadn't gone AWOL for the summer I would be another stone down by now. Oh well lesson learnt there.

Sharon I'm so sorry for your loss it must be a distressing time for your squad. My thoughts are with you, your team and the families of those brave woman.

I'm 2 pounds down but not had a good food day yesterday. Shippers are coming tomorrow and I'm feeling tired and overwhelmed by what is left to do. I'm feeling quite sad about leaving at the moment. As have spent the last few days saying good bye to dear friends who I really might not get to see again.

Breakfast cheesy omelette
snack (already!) mushrooms in butter

TellMeLater - I think all of us who have been here for a while will probably (being realistic) be doing some form of hybrid Bootcamp/Bootcamp Light! And especially with the fasting thing, it does throw a different light on things.

Really interesting post here about intermittent fasting

I'm considering the whole IF thing, and experimented with 5:2 last week, but had thought I couldn't fast on days when I was going to the gym - in fact that post would say exactly the opposite, and that I should be going to the gym in a fasted state.

I thought it was really interesting last week that after two out of four days when I did fast, my weight dropped by almost 2lbs, only to go straight back up again when I returned to 'normal' eating. So I might give it a whirl - missing breakfast totally on non-gym days, and eating a late, protein-rich breakfast on days when I'm at the gym.

To be honest, it's really only for newbies that we need to emphasise the 'three meals a day' thing, to make sure that they get their blood sugar levels stable.

Sharon hope you're feeling a bit better, and that you have a good day/gym session!

I have to confess to having two glasses of wine last night. Really unusual for me now, during the week, and DH did comment bastard, but I had a bit of an 'oh fuck it' moment for some reason!

I think it's partly because I'm going home to my dad's this weekend, and will have to do the dance around my SIL and try and eat low carb without anyone noticing, and I know that there will be copious amounts of wine involved! (Always a bit of a problem when your brother is a wine salesman!)

why oh why are none of my brothers wine salesmen? i will have to have words

from that article it looks as though actually i am intermittently fasting, as at weekends i don't usually eat breakfast until 10-11am and then don't need to eat until about 6pm, so certainly in the morning i won't have eaten for about 18 hours

Sharon what a horrific shock for you and your colleagues. Wishing you all lots of strength today.

I'm still here pootling along learning more and still keeping pretty straight and narrow. LBDBC will come at a good time for me as it'll start about six weeks after I started Bootcamping. Always a danger time for me in a new way of eating so will appreciate any necessary shouting and/or whipcracking.

hazchem it's all happening quickly for you, isn't it! I'm rather envious that you get to start summer all over again. Good thing you'll be all lean and lovely from all the low carbing

Had pork chops with green beans and mashed swede last night. Wondered how swede can be low carb as it's so sweet? I think I must have got it wrong Oh well, twas mighty buttery and tasty!

You didn't get it wrong! Boiled swede is 2.3g carbs per 100g, so all will be well in the world.

Huzzah!

.... and if you mashed it with lots of butter, it's even better!

Willie your post made me laugh. Wish my brothers were wine salesmen too. Wish I had some brothers for that matter.

B: greek yoghurt (quel surprise)

20 lengths of the pool and a 2.5 mile run at the gym - bloody hard work tbh, really struggled with the run - am doing this triathlon prep on this WOE but do intend to carb load before the 29th as otherwise I might pass out!

snacks: boiled egg

Hazchem, so exciting, although daunting i'm sure. Where will you be living?

L: huge salad, with tuna, egg, feta cheese, olives and mayo.

Hi All

sharon hope you are having a better day today.

hazchem I'm sure it will all be fine

Gym today followed by burger and salad

sharon hope you are ok today. What an awful shock. It is sometimes hard to come to terms with the shock of losing a friend/colleage in the line of duty.

BIWI I always go to the gym fasted and find i have plenty of energy. I would usually eat a protein rich meal afterwards and i did find that i couldn't do a full fast day on a gym day though as it just made me too hungry and then carb cravings would kick in.

It seems that DH will not be going to afghan after all. He was injured earlier in the year and was hoping to be medically cleared to go but he had a hospital appt today and probably needs surgery so can't go. We went window shopping afterwards and he made the mistake of letting me go into the ugg shop and trying on some gorgeous boots. Now i just have to persuade him to buy them me as an early joint birthday and xmas pressie

Oh - that's good, presumably? That he's not going, I mean?

vnmum I exercise on a fast too and like you found I was too hungry afterwards making fasting tough but i think my body has adjusted to fasting and adjusted to exercising while fasting. I fasted on Monday and ran 14km and I felt absolutely fine.